Session 12: Overview of road map - proposed actions Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Agriculture Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Environmental Protection Authority Martin Herold Workshop for developing a roadmap for an Ethiopian national REDD+ MRV framework

1.Summary of Ethiopia’s national REDD+ process, review of policy opportunities and strategies ●SESSION 2 2.Assessment of drivers of forest carbon change ●SESSION 3 3.Assessment of current data and capacities of Ethiopia ●SESSION 4 & 8 4.Training/introduction of IPCC Guidelines on LULUCF ●SESSION 5 5.MRV capacity gap assessment ●SESSION 6 & 7 6.Discuss an institutional setup and role and responsibilities of different national actors, including the role of local experts and communities ●SESSIONS 9 & 10 7.Development of road map for building a sustained MRV system within the country as basis for developing the road map ToR ●SESSION 11& 12 Objectives of national MRV roadmap workshop

Road map document (ToR) 1.Overview on Ethiopia’s forest issues and ongoing/planned activities of REDD+ 2.Drivers of DD and planned REDD+ interventions 3.Overview of existing data and capacity (gaps) 4.Summary of w/s and breakout group discussions 5.Proposed activities

1.Establish institutional arrangements 2.Improve national forest monitoring: activity data 3.Improve national forest monitoring: carbon stocks and emission factors 4.Improve estimation and international LULUCF, GHG inventory and REDD+ reporting capacities 5.Prepare for MRV of REDD+ activities on the national level 6.Implement a program for continuous improvement and capacity development 7.Sustained internal national and local communication mechanism on REDD+ monitoring Overview of activities proposed

Establish institutional arrangements  Establish steering/coordination body for the REDD+ NFMS/MRV system  Establish technical working group(s) and facilities  Establish a mechanism for exchange of capacities, experiences and data between national and local forest monitoring activities  Develop framework to engage with research and higher education institutions Overview of activities proposed

Improve national forest monitoring: activity data  Assess options for forest definitions  Create an updated and improved national forest map  Conduct consistent national forest area change assessments  Assess and estimate activity data for forest degradation Overview of activities proposed

Improve national forest monitoring: carbon stocks and emission factors  Design and implement a national forest inventory and carbon measurement system  Collect and further develop Carbon Conversion, Expansion Factors, Wood Density and Root/Shoot Ratio  Assess different drivers/processes of change and their carbon impact (emission factors) Overview of activities proposed

Improve estimation and international LULUCF, GHG inventory and REDD+ reporting capacities  FEPA leadership to engage in technical support and training for national GHG inventories (using IPCC LULUCF guidance) and for upcoming REDD+ performance reporting Overview of activities proposed

Prepare for MRV of REDD+ activities on the national level  Identify, integrate and conduct monitoring for local REDD+ demonstration activities  Test approaches and options a forest reference (emission) level for Ethiopia  Develop foundations and data sources for a REDD+ Safeguard information system Overview of activities proposed

Implement a program for continuous improvement and capacity development  Design and implement a capacity development program building on available national capacities and international support where needed  Seek assistance from relevant international partners on key data and methods:  Seek partnerships with regional organizations and international research partners (i.e. South- South cooperation and student/staff exchange etc.) Overview of activities proposed

Continued national and local communication mechanism on REDD+ monitoring  Conduct a series of regional workshops to inform about REDD+ and MRV among national and local actors  Produce communication plan, web-site and outreach materials Overview of activities proposed

Road map document (ToR) 1.Overview on Ethiopia’s forest issues and ongoing/planned activities of REDD+ 2.Drivers of DD and planned REDD+ interventions 3.Overview of existing data and capacity (gaps) 4.Summary of w/s and breakout group discussions 5.Proposed activities

Next steps for roadmap for MRV system  Process as partnership of: ● Ethiopian partners including the Ministry of Agriculture, and the EPA ● Norway forest and climate imitative and the Norwegian embassy in Ethiopia ● Wageningen University